Instinct: 'Learn to have confidence in yourself and attempt to rely on your instincts. Instincts are often the last remnants of a once good judgment that has been dispirited by fear; the tireless master that regularly bridles true individual possibility.'

Knowledge: 'Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest o…

Self-worth: 'Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than fac…

Freedom: 'It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.'

Perchance you who pronounce my sentence are in greater fear than I who receive it.

Early on a difficult climb, especially a difficult solo climb, you constantly feel the abyss pulling at your back. To resist takes a tremendous conscious effor…

Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission to t…